Sentences with phrase «society activists»

It should have representatives of political parties, but also a student, a blogger, a couple of civil society activists — and why not members of the public, chosen by lot?

Legal approaches can be complementary, especially at the national level, where legislation is stricter and can be put to better effect by willing governments and civil society activists.

This government has consistently touted the Investor Court System in CETA as a progressive alternative to ISDS, but both academics and civl society activists have noted that it does little to address the problems with ISDS.

Civil society activist Rafael Marques de Morais condemns the relentless self - enrichment by government officials using «their official positions to override the line between public and private interests».

In Chhattisgarh, journalists, lawyers, and civil society activists faced harassment and arrest.

On Tuesday, a group of leading civil society activists urged Buhari take medical leave, as his absence «has fuelled further speculations and rumours» about the true state of his health.

Every year, 786 NetSquared events offer networking opportunities for social innovation technologists and civil society activists around the world.

Pacino gets some able assists all around from the supporting cast, including Treme's John Goodman as a friend and sometime assistant, Susan Sarandon (playing somewhat to activist type, but capably) as a Hemlock Society activist and Danny Huston as Kevorkian's attorney, and legendary Michigan - politics gadfly, Geoffrey Fieger.

Civil society activists in Cambodia are also extremely concerned about issues of land tenure, decent work and justice.

To Humane Society activist Wegner, the saddest cases he's seen at the auctions are spent breeders.

We'll tell the story of this exciting transition, speaking with civil society activists like Astrid Puentes Riañio, co-executive director of the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense, who are driving this change.

The report, authored by CIVICUS in collaboration with a wide range of civil society activists and leaders, and other stakeholders, is the first of what will be a regular report tracking the changing shape of civil society and emerging trends in the opportunities, challenges and constraints civil society and people's participation face.

Serving as just one example of many reported incidents, on the eve of South Sudan's first anniversary of its independence a leading civil society activist, Deng Athuai, was found beaten into a coma and left by the side of the road.

Earlier in his own speech, Comrade Celestine Akpobari, the Coordinator of Ogoni Solidarity Forum, said that he had not been a partisan person and that as a civil society activist, he supports Ogoni interest and cause.

A body of professionals and civil society activists have identified with the Coalition for Nigeria Movement, mooted last week by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

«While it is convenient for the civil society activist to condemn the military and the government of President Buhari, Mrs Ezekwesili didn't find it appropriate, even once, to criticise the dangerous and violent propaganda being propagated by the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

It was a great gathering of civil society activists, judges, lawyers and medical practitioners from more than ten countries including -LSB-...]

By far, over 300 lawyers and civil society activists have been impacted.

The lawyers have been joined by some civil society activists and supporters of political parties.

Nakamitsu recommends a «multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder exchange» between governments and «civil society activists, the scientific community and the private sector.»